Independence Mississippi Map

About Independence, Mississippi

Independence is a locality in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 42.6 people per km². Independence is located at 34.7078°N, 89.8075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39117, 38618.

Independence occupies a quiet expanse of North Mississippi where the terrain yields to the subtle, persistent logic of the inland plains. It lies 13.3 miles southeast of Hernando, MS (from Hernando, MS: bearing 128°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south of Olive Branch. The landscape surrounding Independence is defined by a rhythmic succession of fields and dense woodlands, where the moisture in the air often clings to the heavy leaves of oaks and gums. A mile to the west, the modest channel of Little Beartail Creek carves a thin, shaded corridor through the silt, its movement barely perceptible against the stillness of the afternoon. On the horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Cemetery Ridge suggests a distant boundary, though the immediate world remains dominated by the golden, sun-baked earth and the slow, encroaching reach of kudzu along the fence lines.

Independence maintains a character shaped by the steady, labor-intensive cycles of agriculture that have long dictated the pace of life in this corner of the state. The economy here remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, with the daily rhythm of the local inhabitants synchronized to the seasonal demands of the harvest. Families who have worked these tracts for generations navigate the same paths as their predecessors, occasionally venturing toward the quiet waters of Suent Lake for respite or spending weekends near the quiet trails of Unknown Park. Even as the modern world intrudes with the hum of distant transit, Independence retains a deliberate, introspective quality, as if the land itself demands a certain patience from those who dwell upon it.

About This Independence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Independence, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.707776, -89.807518. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Independence includes the ZIP code (39117, 38618), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Tate County (Senatobia), and school district assignment (Tate County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.